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<blockquote data-quote="sfdoc2000" data-source="post: 1521180" data-attributes="member: 76742"><p>I believe it was Guy who said in an early reply that accuracy is a key factor and I totally agree. At the extreme you could possibly kill an elk with a .22 with the right placed shot but I would never try it. I agree with the guys about the 6.5 Creed. I helped a friend develop a load for his 6.5 Creed that used the Hornady 143 gn ELD-X and he used it this year to kill an elk at 800 yards. Kinetic energy is 1/2M(V-squared) and it is the velocity that is the real factor in delivered energy. His rifle is the Browning with the 28 inch barrel and we were getting just under 2900 FPS with our most accurate load shooting 0.3 minute groups regularly with a very flat trajectory because of the BC of that bullet and the velocity of the bullet at the target. The right placed shot with the right velocity of the bullet will take a large animal like an elk every time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sfdoc2000, post: 1521180, member: 76742"] I believe it was Guy who said in an early reply that accuracy is a key factor and I totally agree. At the extreme you could possibly kill an elk with a .22 with the right placed shot but I would never try it. I agree with the guys about the 6.5 Creed. I helped a friend develop a load for his 6.5 Creed that used the Hornady 143 gn ELD-X and he used it this year to kill an elk at 800 yards. Kinetic energy is 1/2M(V-squared) and it is the velocity that is the real factor in delivered energy. His rifle is the Browning with the 28 inch barrel and we were getting just under 2900 FPS with our most accurate load shooting 0.3 minute groups regularly with a very flat trajectory because of the BC of that bullet and the velocity of the bullet at the target. The right placed shot with the right velocity of the bullet will take a large animal like an elk every time. [/QUOTE]
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